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Genuinely didn't think it was possible for anybody to somehow get hoops even more wrong than our current home kit, so fair play to Accies, that's actually impressively terrible.

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1 hour ago, DiegoDiego said:

It's Turkish for wolf, hence the logo.

Mmm. That potentially opens up a new can of worms as the wolf is used as a symbol in some far right politics in Turkey. I think one of their players got a 2 match ban for making a wolf symbol after they won their knock out game.

Interesting times.

ETA It was Demiral

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2 hours ago, Claudia Gentile said:

Mmm. That potentially opens up a new can of worms as the wolf is used as a symbol in some far right politics in Turkey. I think one of their players got a 2 match ban for making a wolf symbol after they won their knock out game.

Interesting times.

ETA It was Demiral

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I think @EaglesandSpiders will be the one to consult. But I did hear from a moderate that the situation there isn't too dissimilar from a hypothetical of far-right Scots appropriating the Thistle and then the far-left calling Partick/Inverness/Buckie/Strathspey fans racists. Apparently the wolf has been used as a symbol of Turkishness long before the right appropriated it. However, I have also heard that its use as a symbol had largely faded away (a bit like the unicorn in Scotland) until it was picked up by the right. But, like I say, Mr E. And-Spiders is probably best to listen to on this subject, and I should really shut up and stay in my lane.

P.S.: apologies for going off topic and distracting everyone from that horrific Accies kit we should all be vilifying.

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17 minutes ago, DiegoDiego said:

I think @EaglesandSpiders will be the one to consult. But I did hear from a moderate that the situation there isn't too dissimilar from a hypothetical of far-right Scots appropriating the Thistle and then the far-left calling Partick/Inverness/Buckie/Strathspey fans racists. Apparently the wolf has been used as a symbol of Turkishness long before the right appropriated it. However, I have also heard that its use as a symbol had largely faded away (a bit like the unicorn in Scotland) until it was picked up by the right. But, like I say, Mr E. And-Spiders is probably best to listen to on this subject, and I should really shut up and stay in my lane.

P.S.: apologies for going off topic and distracting everyone from that horrific Accies kit we should all be vilifying.

I had to read pages of posts for some context as I didn't expect to see Demiral doing the wolf's head salute on a p&b forum 😂

First, some TLDR for the wolf image and its place in Turkish culture and politics: Yes, the Grey Wolf appears in several Turkic origin stories (just like the founding of Rome by Romulus & Remus) in Central Asia. No, it's not officially our "national animal" but has been almost exclusively used and revered as a symbol by the ultra-nationalist Grey Wolves Youth organisation in Turkey. While many Turks acknowledge the Grey Wolf itself as a prominent image and motif in Turkic mythology, the Wolf's Head salute  unquestionably belongs to the far-right ultra-nationalist groups, which Demiral openly supports. 

Second, I've never heard of a kit supplier called KURT (and I couldn't find anything on the Internet either) but the logo suggests it's definitely related to the Turkish word for wolf. 

Third, and most importantly, that is truly some fucked up kit. I mean, I can't even... 🤣

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23 hours ago, Beckford said:

Black fuckin shorts! Taking the absolute piss now

Holy f**k. Didn't think it could get any worse but black shorts will really top it off. 

20 hours ago, Oceanlineayr said:

That's utterly honking. Looks like a surplus Aberdeen top someone on the lash has went at with a paint brush.

"Painting the shite top reeeeed!" 

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23 hours ago, Beckford said:

Black fuckin shorts! Taking the absolute piss now

Plain white socks and odd looking numbers as well.  It's just monstrous. 

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9 minutes ago, itzdrk said:

Plain white socks and odd looking numbers as well.  It's just monstrous. 

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There is not a pub team in the land that would demean themselves by wearing that abomination.

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